apogee duet

Hi gang...thought I might give my initial impressions of the Apogee Duet Mic Pre/Converter that I've recently acquired, in case someone might be doing a search on the device.

Does anyone here have any experience with the Apogee Duet? Not the Duet 2, just the regular Duet released in 2013. I have the opportunity to pick one up from a friend who's switched over to a UAD 8 ch i-o.

Hi I have an Apogee Duet 2, using garageband on macbook. Whenever I run my guitar through XLR or instrument input I have a very loud hum that does not go away unless i put my hand on bare foot on the apogee. Its becoming annoying playing guitar with my foot on the thing any advice on how to sort this out?

Luke

Hi, I just registered and figured I'd jump in with a tech question. I hope to learn a lot from all of you and maybe even be able to contribute at some point howdy

Hi,

Does the Apogee Duet (first one) have Hi-Z inputs? I can't seem to find anything on the matter.

Thanks

Rufio

I'm seeking advice in my home studio upgrade, and I figure this is the best place to come for some help.

From about 2004 until recently I have been recording with the original MBox and Pro Tools LE. While it served its purpose, I've been generally unhappy with the sound I've gotten out of it.

Just saw that this just came out. I like the 2 balanced outputs being offered.

Interesting that it is USB 2.0 and not Firewire.

Wonder when all the Thunderbolt interfaces will hit.

I was wondering what cables i should use to hook up the studio monitors to the Apogee Duet... Balanced or Unbalanced?

The duet has unbalanced TRS outputs and the studio monitors have balanced TRS inputs and balanced XLR inputs.

Does it even matter or can it "HURT" anything?

thanks

so what up with this duet from Apogee? is it really all its cracked up to be ? I'm looking for an upgrade from my m-audio mobile pre usb interface . $500 dollers is pushing my budget but ill pay it if there isn't anything else i can get for cheaper with equal amount of quality . or maybe there something better for that price range ? what do you guys think ?

hey guys I have been doing tons of recording research, and the most confusing purchase of everything seems to be interfaces, there seem to be things such as tried and true classic mics and pres but people have wildly different opinions on interfaces.